Dry-steam sleeve-finishing board



April 5 1927.

W. W. CAMPBELL DRY STEAM SLEEVE FINISHING BOARD Filed JulySG. 1926 ama/nto:

Patented Apr. 5, 1927.

c UNITED STATES WALLACE W. CAMPBELL,

OF DENVER, COLORADO.

DRY-STEAM SLEEVE-FINISHING BOARD.

Application yfiled .Tuly 30,

This invention relates to improvements in dry steam finishing boards for sleeves of the vtype .shown and ldescribed .in my Patent No. 1,592,655,Ju1y 1s, 1926.

Ln ldevices of the type to which this in vention relates, it has been `found that on account of fthe ffact that so many garments are ,provided with sleeves `having fur trimmings :that it becomes quite ynecessary to provide special means tor protecting the fur against injury from the steam during the finishing process. It is therefore an `object of :this invention to provide a machine of the type disclosed 1in my patent with a protecting means ifor guarding against the injurious effects of `the steam on fthe fur trimming.

lIn. my patented device I have shown `a filtering device provided in the outlet `so that there will Ialways be la Water seal Athat provides resistance against the exit of the steam. I ihave found trom experience that although this `filtering device is quite successful :in its operation, better results can be obtained if, in addition thereto, the apparatus is provided With a valve and a pipe connection that permits the steam to escape freely Without .passing 'through the `.filteringr device. 'The lreason for this is that when no `steam is desired to pass through the cylindrical member that is intended to be inserted into the sleeves, v:the valve `to which reference fhas Ajust been made can be opened, thereby permitting the steam toescape tree'- ly. Another object of -this invention is 4to provide the perforated tubularl arm `with a padding'which will give-an even distribution off the :steam and which will protect sthe silk lining against injury 1from the hot steam. This padding also :permits vthe use of irons' for smootl'timer purposes and protects the=gar ment :trom injury which would be caused by coming` 'in Contact Awith the metal.

The above and vother objects which will appear as the description.proceeds are obtainedby means of a. construction and arrangement `or' parts which `Will 110W be described in detail, `reference flor this purpose being,r had to rthe accompanying drawing in which the preferred embodiment of Lthe vinvention has :been shown, and in which:

Figure 'l is aside elevation of the steam finishingr 'board Kwith parts broken away to better Adisclose the construction;

Figure 2-is a lsection-.taken on line 27.42, Figure'ilr;

1,1926. serial No. 125,526.

F igure 3` is a section through .the valve taken on @line .3V-:3, -Figu-re 2;;

'Figure 4 is a Asection 'taken ion )line 1 -4, Figure 2;

Figure 5 is a view lpartly in elevation and partly .in section taken yon line .5i-5 Figure 1; and i Figure 6 is -a section taken onl line (5f-.16,y Figure 1.

Numeral 1- ,designates the` lfloor or other. supporting surface. aipon which .the .id evice" is lplaced. The device itself yconsists orf sup porting pipe 2` whose lowerfend is provided with a flange coupling member y3 that is adapted to be secured to the -lioor by .means of 'lag1v screws -or bolts 4. Pipef is gmade in two sections Whichare connected by' means of a T 5. Secured to the side .opening in the T member isqa pipe 6 which is connected by means of an L 7 to the doWnWardlyfeit tending lpipe l8 whose lower .end is. `secured to the `floor by lmeans ,of screws 9 [that passV through fthe Aflange l0. ,'llhe Aupper end ,of the :upper section of 'pipe 2 is closed lby means of a plug V111 {(Ffi-gure ft) and hasst tached Eto -it a T i12 which forms vpart of the assembly ofthe finishing board.

The ffinishing board consists got a tubular member '1:3 whose upper surface has been attened i-n the manner vindicated at 1A .in Figure 6. The upper yfflattened surface .is

provided with a plurality of small openings 15 through which :the Steam- `may @swipe- The outer end of gmember 113 is closed by means-orf aplug 16. The ,inner endfof mem.- ber 13` is connected to across 1'71. ApipeilS is fthreadedly connected to .fthe flower opening in @the cross 17";and `vvitjhqthe upper opening in the T :12. Securedfto the upper opening. of the cross :17 Ais Aa-plug 19ste fthe upper end: of which =a flange 1coiualingf20 is connected. A shelf or support 2l fis :secured to the coupling QOfso as l'to form aconyenienjt place for holding` brushes'or-otherimplements that are used .in the steaming and pressing opera tion. A steam pipe 22 iscennected with a control valve l23. From this Naive 1 a .pipe-2d extends to vthe `reducing; T125, from which a short pipe lexte'nds tothe outerendofthe cross 217. A section fof pipe which hasfbeen indicated iby {numeral-217 t-.extends from the T 25 4to the T '28. The .T 28 .is connected with the il' f121by means-fof two Short :pi-pe sectionsu29 and fa :CQnpl'Dg `3.0- EIQm the. lower opening` in T 12,8 .a pipe extends downwardly and is connected with the T 32, from the side of which a pipe 33 extends to the gate valve 34. From the other side of the gate valve a pipe 35 extends and is connected with an exhaust pipe 36 by means of an L37. rllhe valve 34 is of an ordinary and well known construction but has been shown in section in Figure 3 in which a gate 38 is pivoted to oscillate about an axis 39 to the outer end of which a handle 4() is connected. 'Vhen the gate 38 occupies the position shown in Figure 3, the valve is closed, but if the handle 4() is moved downwardly, the gatewill be moved upwardly into the curved chamber 41 so as to open the valve. A spring 42 has its lower end connected with the outer end of the lever and its upper end connected to the shelf 21. This spring is normally under tension and keeps the valve 34 in closed position. For the purpose of opening the valve 34 against the action of the spring, I have provided a pedal 43 which has one end pivoted at 44 to a stationary bracket 45. The free end of this pedal is Aconnected to the outer end of lever 40 by means of a wire or rod 46. When the operator places his foot Von the pedal Y43 and exerts a downward pressure thereon,

the valve 34 will be moved to open position, thereby permitting the free escape of steam from the pipes. Surrounding the tubular member 13 is a pad 47 which serves to distribute the steam so as to cause a uniform action on the material that is being steamed and pressed. A sleeve 48 of fiber, hard rubber or some similar substance is slipped over the padding 47 and serves to protect the fur trimming at the end of the sleeve. This fiber sleeve may, of course, be omitted when the article which is being steamed has no fur trimming. In order to provide a convenient support for the fiber sleeve 48, I have made the pipe 24 in two sections which are connected by means ot a T 49. An L 50 is connected to the side opening of this T and a pipe 51 extends vertical* ly from the open end of the L 50. The upper end of pipe 51 is closed by means of a cap 52. This forms a very convenient support for the fiber sleeve, which when not in use occupies the position shown in Figure 2. Extending downwardly from the T 32 is a pipe 53 to the lower end of which a reducing coupling 54 is secured. The smaller end of this reducing coupling is threadedly connected to a coupling 55 to whose lower end the exhaust pipe 56 is secured. Screens 57 are placed at the lower end. of the couplings 54 and at the upper end of the pipe 56 and between these screens filter material 58 is placed. This forms an arrangement which tends tocollect the water condensed from the steam and to form a water seal which will permit Vthe water to filter through slowly.

The parts 53 to 57 may be omitted if desired and the pipe 53 replaced by a plug which closes the lower end of the T 32.

Having one end. threadedly connected with the threaded axial opening in member 53 so as to be in communication with the interior of pipe A26 is a pipe 5S) which extends into the interior of the arm 13 and terminates in a cap 60 near the plug 16. A smaller pipe 61 has one end connected with the cap 6() (which has an opening that provides a passageway between pipes 59 and 61) and has its other end provided with an L 62 to the other end of which a pi pe section 63 extends downwardly into the pipe 18. It is now evident that the high pressure stean'i from pipo 24 must How through pipes 26, 59. 61 and 63 before it can entier the interior of the arm 13. 1t will also be noted that the steam that leaves pipe 63 does so in a` downward direction. This tends, first, to direct any condensed steam into pipe 18 and, second, to produce a suction, due to the inliector action. which tends to remove any steam and moisture from the arm 13. When the valve 34 is wide open steam will flow freely from pipe 63 and the suction produced will immediately remove all steam from the interior of arm 13. The pipes 59 and 61 also serve as heaters to keep the steam dry.

Let us assume that the pipe 22 is connected to a source of steam under suitable prefisure and that the valve 34 is open. When the valve 23 is open steam will flow from pipe 22 through pipes 24, 27, 33 and valve 34 to the exhaust pipe 36. Some steam will also fiow through pipes 26, 59, 61 and 63 and thence through pipes 13, 29, 31 and 33 to valve 34. It we now close the valve 34, the steam will have no way of escape except through the openings 15 in the tubular member 13. When the parts 53 to 57 are in place, there will be a slow escape of steam through the filter, but water will soon accumulate at the filter, so as to permit only a small amount of stean'l to escape. It is now evident that when it is desired to have steam emerge from the openings l5, the operator merely removes the pressure from the pedal 43, thereby allowing the valve 34 to close. Steam will then pass through pipes 26, 59, 61 and 63 into the interior of tubular member 13. If any moisture is contained in this steam when it leaves pipe 63, this will pass downwardly into the pipe 13, thereby permitting only dry steam to enter the member 13. Any water that eondenses in member 13 flows downwardly through pipe 18 from which it finally enters the pipe 36 or the pipe 56 and in this manner no water of condensation will flow outwardly through the openings 15. The rate at which steam may enter the apparatus is controlled by means of the valve 23 and the fiow of steam through the openings 15 is controlled by the pedal operated lll valve 34 in the manner above described. IVhen the device is in use, the member 13 is introduced into a sleeve and pressure on the pedal 43 is released, thereby permitting steam to flow outwardly and to act upon the sleeve that is being steamed. The flattened upper surface of the tubular member 13 and lthe padding 17 make it possible to employ irons for smoothing the material.

I want to call particular attention to the fact that I have two separate means for removing the water of condensation from the steam so as to assure that only dry steam will pass through the openings 15. One of these means comprises the pipes 24 and 27 together with the T 25, this arrangement making it necessary ior the dry steam to make a right angle turn in order to enten the pipe 26 and this causing the water of condensation to become separated Jfrom the steam at this point. The downward direction in which the steam issues from pipe 63 where it enters pipe 18 forms the second separating means which takes care of the water of condensation that is formed in the pipes and also serves to remove water from the interior of members 13. I want to call particular attention to the tact that the parts indicated by numerals 53 to 57 can be ydispensed with in the present embodiment, although the construction shown in Figure 5 is considered to be preferable to a construction in which these parts were omitted.

I-Iaving now described the invention Whatis claimed as new is:

1. In a sleeve steaming board having a perforated, tubular arm, means for supporting said arm in a horizontal position, one end of said arm being closed, and means for connecting theother end of the arm with a source ot steam under pressure and with an exhaust pipe, the combination with said exhaust pipe of a valve having means comprising a spring for holding it in closed position and means comprising a pedal for moving it to open position when pressure is applied to the pedal.

2. In a sleeve steaming board having a perforated, tubular arm, means for sup portii'ig said arm in a horizontal position, one end of said arm being closed, and means for connecting the other end of the arm with a. source of steam under pressure and with an exhaust pipe, the combination with said exhaust pipe oi'k a valve having means comprising a spring for holding it in closed position and a filter adapted to collect water so as to form a water seal, said valve and filter 'being in parallel passages.

In a sleeve steaming board having a perforated tubular arm, a fibrous pad enclosing said arm and means for supplying live steam to the interior of said arm, an impervious tubular section adapted to be put into place over the arm so as to surround the arm and pad and to serve as a protector for material that is to be guarded against the eiect oi the steam.

4. A sleeve steaming board having a per` iorated tubular arm, means for supporting said armin horizontal posit-ion, one end of said arm being closed and the other open, means for connecting the open end of said arm with a sourcevof steam under pressure and an exhaust pipe in connection with said arm, a pipe extending through the interior of the arm and having one end in communication with the steam supply and the other end opening into the exhaust pipe whereby the steam as it flows through the pipe will heat the interior of the arm so as to diminish condensation.

In testimony whereof I afhx my signature.

VALLACE W. CAMPBELL. 

